Yellowstone County

Residents of Laurel say they feel ignored in the state’s decision to site a forensic psychiatric facility in their community.

A proposed initiative would require voter approval for new data centers if it can get the signatures and overcome other barriers on its way to the November ballot, including a county lawsuit.

Public health services for the homeless are now available from one centralized location in Billings, a shelter on the city’s south side.

The Yellowstone County Health Needs Assessment helps identify the biggest health priorities for the county and guide next steps.

Yellowstone County’s food authority is cracking down on products derived from kratom, a Southeast Asian plant with psychoactive chemicals they say can be deadly in concentrated doses. Enforcement began Jan. 1 after months of notice, and tea houses continue to serve kratom drinks.

Yellowstone County is doing community outreach in the process of revising its wildfire protection plan, a document often required for government grant applications to fund wildfire prevention projects.

Health officials say local numbers in Yellowstone County reflect a nationwide rise in cases of whooping cough.

Results from the primary election will determine whom voters will see on their ballots this November.

Laurel residents and environmental groups challenged the zoning of the property where NorthWestern Energy is building a natural gas plant.

Parks bond gets a thumbs down